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How is cancer diagnosed in pets?
The answer is that diagnosing cancer is rarely based on a single test. It is most often a stepwise process, with each test providing another piece of the puzzle. Together, these tests help us understand not only w...

Can a blood test tell us if a pet has cancer?
It is a question we are often asked, and in most cases, the answer is “no”.For the majority of cancers in dogs and cats, routine blood tests cannot tell us whether cancer is present...

Why Cancer Staging Matters: Understanding the Full Picture Before Treatment When a diagnosis of cancer is reached, it is natural to want to know what comes next.What are the treatment options? Can it be treated? What is the prognosis? How muc...

Chemotherapy in Pets: What Owners Fear and What Actually Happens"I don't want to put them through chemotherapy."This is one of the most common statements we hear from families when their pet is diagnosed with cancer. It is an understandable firs...

Cruiser's Remarkable Recovery from GDV Cruiser, a very large, completely deaf, four-year-old Great Dane was brought to the Animal Emergency Service at our Jindalee hospital after developing an acute onset of abdominal distension overnight...